Like former spy and glamour icon Anna Chapman, she was a member of the Young Guard of Putin's political party United Russia, which is currently facing allegations of vote-rigging after this month winning a narrow overall majority in parliament.

Kozhevnikov spoke about her new job title after being confirmed as the new MP for ice-clad Tomsk in Siberia, 'I think now the time has come when the young people's voice is listened to. The future of our country belongs to young people, and we must also be involved.I faced the problems of not being able to find a job after college, or buy an apartment by myself.'